Current tenant Josh Curry did not want to speak on camera, but had much to say.

“She would tie him up to the bed and not feed him,” Curry said.

Curry moved to La Jolla from Arkansas eight months ago, after answering a Craigslist ad for a home caregiver.

“She would tease him with food and everything. She would put it pretty far away, and then she would tease him with it,” Curry said.

Curry and Ledvinka both say they filed complaints against Turner with Adult Protective Services. The house was raided last week, and Turner disappeared.

NBC 7 Investigates approached Turner in a La Jolla grocery store parking lot, but she walked the other way.

This was not a chance meeting.

Ledvinka, who moved out of the home in January, is suing Turner in small claims court for the return of her cat, court records show.

Concerned about the animals and in an effort to help NBC 7 reach Turner, Ledvinka called Turner and left a message.

Ledvinka says Turner called back the next day, asking that she write and sign a declaration outlining the treatment of Stella and the animals.

Ledvinka typed what she was told and emailed it to Turner. The email read, in part:

“At no time did I see a dead animal anywhere in the house.”
"Robert was happy and actively enjoyed being around the animals.”
"I declare under the penalty of perjury that these statements are true."

Ledvinka admitted these statements were all lies.

When Turner saw NBC 7, she tried to snatch the declaration from Ledvinka. NBC 7 tried to ask her questions about Stella, the animals and the condition of the house, but she just walked away quickly.

Turner has not been charged with a crime. San Diego police, Adult Protective Services and Animal Control are all investigating.

Stella’s family says he was near death when they rescued him from the house two weeks ago.

He spent the first few days in a hospital’s intensive care unit and is now in a skilled nursing facility. The family hopes to move Stella to a retirement home when he's walking and able to care for himself.